Outline
Outline
The Sports Physiotherapy major is available to study as part of the Master of Clinical Physiotherapy. If you have an interest in working with athletes and active people, this major can help you achieve your professional goals.
This course will enable you to integrate the most up-to-date research and evidence-informed management into clinical and sporting physiotherapy practice.
Physiotherapy practice is a significant component of this course, in both the sporting and clinical environment. Experienced sports physiotherapists will supervise you through your clinical practice placements, and will work collaboratively with you to maximise your professional development.
Sports placements are in a variety of settings including elite sporting environments. Your placements will be tailored to suit your area of interest and level of experience.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
What jobs can the Sports Physiotherapy course lead to?
A masters qualification in sports physiotherapy can lead to an exciting range of professional roles in elite and recreational sports teams, sporting organisations and private practice environments, opening up career opportunities in more advanced roles.
Sports physiotherapists are working in high level elite sporting organisations as medical directors, head physiotherapists, researchers and educators. It is a requirement to be a titled sports physiotherapist to work with national teams, institutes of sport and Olympic events.
What you'll learn
- synthesise evidence-based knowledge to provide sports and exercise physiotherapy at an advanced level in diverse and changing settings
- critically appraise evidence and information from a range of resources and apply to advanced sports and exercise physiotherapy practice
- communicate effectively with clients, community and industrial partners to effectively provide sports and exercise physiotherapy management at an advanced level to individuals and groups
- appraise current and emerging technologies that are relevant to advanced sports and exercise physiotherapy practice
- justify personal and professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, and the impact of these on the provision of advanced sports and exercise physiotherapy practice
- apply international standards and practice in advanced sports and exercise physiotherapy through continued development of cross-cultural awareness within a global health care perspective
- demonstrate respect for individual human rights and cultural diversity in promoting health and well-being in clinical and diverse populations amongst clientele and peers